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1964 Map of Richton

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Richton
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

Richton serves as the primary hub of this Perry County landscape, where the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad corridor defines the movement of timber and goods through the Pine Belt. The map details a rural network of family-named landmarks and small communities like Hintonville and McSwain, each anchored by local institutions such as Clay Hill Ch and Holy Hill Ch.

Extensive gravel operations and scattered Oil Wells reveal the mid-century industrial footprint, while the topography is dominated by the meandering path of Thompson Creek and the southern flow of Bogue Homo. For those tracing local families, the presence of the Isalah Hinton Cem and Sunset Cem provides critical genealogical coordinates. The addition of the Richton-Perry Co Airport and the Richton Lookout Tower further illustrate the infrastructure of this Mississippi interior during the mid-1960s.